A quantitative study of the facial nerve in mice prenatally exposed to ethanol

ABSTRACT Pregnant ICR mice were given 20% ethanol intraperitoneally twice on day 13 of gestation and allowed to give birth to offspring. The offspring were killed at 56 days of age and the motor root of their facial nerve was examined histologically and morphometrically. The cross‐sectional area of...

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Published in:	Congenital anomalies Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 41 - 45
Main Authors:	Komatsu, Suguru, Sasaki, Yasuo, Shiota, Kohei
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-03-2003
Subjects:	Animals Axons - drug effects Disease Models, Animal ethanol Ethanol - adverse effects facial nerve Facial Nerve - drug effects Female Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - etiology fetal alcohol syndrome Maternal Exposure Mice Mice, Inbred ICR Microscopy, Electron mouse myelination Nerve Fibers, Myelinated - drug effects Pregnancy Pregnancy, Animal Time Factors
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